{"id":83458,"date":"2020-10-06T07:30:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T06:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=83458"},"modified":"2020-10-05T13:48:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T12:48:12","slug":"morgan-sindall-alconbury-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/morgan-sindall-alconbury-contract\/83458\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Sindall secures Alconbury education campus contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/construction.morgansindall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morgan Sindall<\/a> has been appointed as preferred bidder for the first phase of a new education campus in Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire<\/h2>\n<p>The project forms the next phase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanandcivic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urban&amp;Civic\u2019s<\/a> delivery of Alconbury Weald, which currently includes homes, a primary school, community facilities, green spaces, play areas and over one million square foot of business space.<\/p>\n<p>In total the development will comprise 5,000 new homes, health centre and retail hub, sustainable transport links, and over 500 acres of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/report-suggests-green-space-boosts-local-economy\/39050\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">green space<\/a>, including a country park.<\/p>\n<p>The campus buildings will form an important landmark, and sit adjacent to a civic square, which will connect the schools to the wider community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/harrows-muslim-faith-free-school\/79629\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morgan Sindall previously delivered<\/a> the \u00a38.9m Ermine Street Church Academy in 2016, which was the first school to open as part of the Alconbury Weald development.<\/p>\n<p>The latest scheme embraces the County Council\u2019s emerging policy regarding the \u2018Nearly Zero\u2019 energy agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The Council is calling on Government, industry and regulators to implement the necessary changes to enable Cambridgeshire and the rest of the UK to reach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/water-industry-net-zero-carbon\/72875\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">net-zero carbon by 2030<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Transformational education projects<\/h3>\n<p>Jamie Shearman, area director at Morgan Sindall Construction, said: \u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to have been selected as preferred bidder to deliver the first phase of this significant investment for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cambridgeshire County Council.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUrban&amp;Civic\u2019s plans for Alconbury Weald promise to transform the area into a vibrant new community hub and the education campus will have pride of place at the heart of the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorgan Sindall Construction is an experienced delivery partner for transformational <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/st-marks-all-through-school\/73812\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">education projects<\/a> such as this and we\u2019re looking forward to having the opportunity to build on our experience in the sector to provide this much-needed resource for the local community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simon Bywater, chair, Children and Young People\u2019s Committee at Cambridgeshire County Council, added: \u201cThe Alconbury Weald education campus is an important investment for the County Council, and I\u2019d like to congratulate Morgan Sindall Construction on their appointment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The development will have great benefit for the community and will provide a high-quality education facility to all children and young people.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>A working partnership<\/h3>\n<p>The development will be driven by a working partnership between Morgan Sindall Construction, Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huntingdon District Council<\/a> (HDC), the <a href=\"https:\/\/demat.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust<\/a> (DEMAT), the Spring Common Academy Trust (which will lead and manage the Prestley Wood Academy Special School) and the developer, Urban&amp;Civic (U&amp;C).<\/p>\n<p>The schools are scheduled to open from September 2023\/2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Sindall has been appointed as preferred bidder for the first phase of a new education campus in Alconbury Weald, 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